Fun on Fanxipan

Hopped a train to the legendary backpacker Mecca of Sapa in Northern Vietnam, high up into the steep terraced rice fields in a valley surounded by proud and verdent mountains. For three days, our mery little tribe of four travellers and three porters camped and climbed and cooked (and ate and ate!). Here are some pix from the journey.

This is the wall leading up to the summit:


Along the way there were some wonderful terraced fields:




Ching (our guide) was hunting monkeys, but ended up just shooting a bird about the size of a sparrow, which he offered me (and I politely declined...)


Here is some of the fauna that we decided not to cook:


But here is one of the feasts that we were treated to:


And our amazing chef:


Scenery:


We made it:


Wouter:


Annie:


Oliver:


Some of the village vendors:


Amd a cute kiddo:


==== What a great trek!!